Miscellany

Why Kate Loves “Miscellany”

Miscellany is a jumble of unrelated topics, sort of like that one drawer in your home where you put stuff that defies categorization. “Junk drawers,” as I call them, are lovable because they often contain lost and forgotten treasures…

“Facebook is such an...interesting phenomenon. Many people I know have a real love/hate relationship with it. The best way I’ve seen it described is this: It’s the 21st century equivalent of the local coffee shop.”

“Imagine a group of people tasked to accomplish important things, but who do not share much in common. The people in this group tend to take one of two sides when controversy comes up. Common ground is not common.”

“…you come across something you are interested in doing... It doesn’t matter what “it” is. So you sign on… Could be a trip, or college/learning, or something on your Life List… You load up your gear… You set out.”

“…given a three year opportunity to teach freshman classes cryptically titled “Thought and Writing.” …I discovered something chilling: knowing how to really think was not a skill that had, so far, been nurtured in most of my students.”